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In 1880 Reverend Feeman was united in the bonds of wedlock with Carrie V. Kramer, who was born in Indiana, the daughter of Henry Kramer, now deceased. This union has been blessed by one child, John H. Feeman, of Hannibal, Missouri, where he is assistant superintendent of the Ashburn plant of the DuPont Powder Company. He married Estella Van Horn, of Camden, New Jersey.
In every relation of life the subject has been found faithful to his trust, and he enjoys the confidence and warm regard of all who know him.
LUCURTIS P. SIDLE.
It is a well-authenticated fact that success comes as the legitimate result of well-applied energy, unflagging determination and perseverance in a course of action. She smiles not on the idler or dreamer, and only the men who have persistently sought her favor are crowned with her blessings. In tracing the history of Mr. Sidle it is plainly seen that the prosperity which he enjoys has been won by commendable qualities and it is also his personal worth which has gained for him the high esteem of those who know him.
L. P. Sidle is descended from sturdy Pennsylvania Dutch antecedents. His paternal grandfather, William Sidle, was a native of Pennsylvania, and was a man of great standing in his community. He was a farmer and black- smith and also followed stockbuying on a large scale. In an early day he came to Wayne county, Ohio, and entered two hundred acres of land from the government. Then John Sidle bought land amounting to eleven hun- dred and sixty acres, and this land is now in the possession of the subject
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of this sketch. This worthy pioneer built a full set of farm buildings, the residence being built in 1838 and the barn in 1848, and the substantial nature of their construction can be judged from the fact that today these buildings are among the best in the county. After coming to Ohio he was largely interested in stock buying, and drove many herds of cattle from here through to New York markets. In 1849 he caught the gold fever and he went to Cali- fornia. He headed a party of twelve who drove overland, making the trip without special incident, and on their arrival in the Golden state they met with fair success in their search for the precious metal. Unfortunately, however, for Mr. Sidle, his success was probably the cause of his death, as the story of his death is unknown. His wife, whose maiden name was Mary Brant, was also a native of Pennsylvania, in which state she married Mr. Sidle and in 1818 accompanied him to their new western home. Her death occurred some time in the sixties.
The subject's father, John Sidle, was born in Pennsylvania August II, 1816, and in 1818 was brought by his parents to Wayne county, Ohio, set- tling on land in Plain township which his father had entered from the government. Here John Sidle was reared to the life of a farmer and, fol- lowing in his father's footsteps, also took a decided interest in livestock, buying cattle on an extensive scale and making a good profit in these trans- actions. His death occurred on January 1I, 1887, and in connection with his death the following is a brief summary of an obituary notice which ap- peared in a local newspaper at that time : "Born August 11, 1816, in York county, Pennsylvania; died near Blachleyville, Wayne county, Ohio, January II, 1887, aged seventy years and five months. Came to Plain township with his father in 1818. Married March 30, 1843, to Miss Joanna Carson. In politics he was a stanch Republican and was a candidate for representative in 1873 against Hon. E. B. Eshelman, the Democratic candidate, and was defeated by only eighty-one votes in a big Democratic county. The entire community was shocked at his death." The subject's mother was born at Potter's Mills, Center county, Pennsylvania, February 14, 1819. When but an infant she suffered the loss of her father, and her mother and six children then emigrated to Wayne county, Ohio, where the mother passed away on June 28, 1889. John and Joanna Sidle were the parents of the following children : Mary Ellen, who married a Mr. Burnett, was born October 8. 1843, and now lives at Shreve, this county ; Lucinda J., born November 12, 1847, married a Mr. Aylesworth and lives in Wooster; James C., born Feb- ruary 13, 1850, lives at Shreve; the subject of this sketch was the next in
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order of birth: Clara C., born June 30, 1856, is the wife of a Mr. Gill, of Wooster ; John C., born April 25, 1859, lives in Plain township.
L. P. Sidle was born in Plain township, Wayne county, Ohio, March 14, 1852. He spent his boyhood with his parents and received a good com- mon school education. He was early inured to the labors of the farm, and to that labor he applied himself during the greater part of his active life. He also gave much attention to the breeding and raising of livestock, in which he was quite successful. He was a good manager and hard worker and in 1895 felt that he had earned the right to retire from active labor and enjoy that rest which he had so richly earned. He is now residing in Wooster, though he still retains his farm land and keeps a general oversight of its operations.
On October 5, 1876, Mr. Sidle was united in marriage to Arelia M. Brown, a daughter of Thomas and Mary (Bird) Brown, of Shreve, Clinton township. She was born in Holmes county, but when ten years old she removed to Wayne county with her parents. To Mr. and Mrs. Sidle have been born three children: Zello is the wife of Harvey L. Hook, an automo- bile dealer at Muncie, Indiana; Lula J. is the wife of Tracy C. Lyda, cash- ier of the Pennsylvania railroad at Alliance, Ohio; Raymond C., twelve years old, remains at home with his parents and is a student in the public schools.
The subject of this sketch is a Republican in politics and is deeply interested in the success of his party, though he has never been an aspirant for public office. Mr. and Mrs. Sidle and all the members of the family are connected with the Christian church and give to the society a consistent and liberal support. The family is held in high regard in the community and their pleasant home is one in which a gracious and generous hospitality is ever in evidence.
DAVID E. MCILVAINE.
The best history of a community or state is the one that deals mostly with the lives and activities of its people, especially of those who, by their own en- deavor and indomitable energy, have forged to the front and placed them- selves where they deserve the title of progressive men. In this brief review will be found the record of a member of an old and highly honored family. the members of which since the early days have outstripped many of their less ambitious contemporaries who have been content to live commonplace
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lives. This family have won a reputation in the agricultural affairs of the county which they have assisted in placing in the front rank of the leading farming sections of the Union.
David E. McIlvaine, the youngest son of George McIlvaine, was born in this county, May 26, 1866. For a history of his father and ancestry on both sides the reader is directed to the sketch of Daniel W. McIlvaine, on another page of this work. David E. McIlvaine was educated in the home township and the Ada Normal, also spent two years in the University of Wooster. He was a very studious lad and received a good education, but upon the death of his father it became necessary for him to leave school. He then taught for a year. after which he took up general farming, not finding teaching exactly to his liking. He began on a part of the old home place where he has since lived and made a success of agricultural pursuits, being a very diligent worker and a careful manager. He raises some good stock and poultry, and he has a com- fortable dwelling and such outbuildings and farming machinery as his needs require.
Mr. McIlvaine was married in 1896 to Belle Irvin, daughter of Rev. George Irvin, a popular minister, of Golden Corners, and to this union the following children have been born : Donald I., Ruth E., Mary K., Wallace J., Doris 1., Grace and Gail (twins) and an infant, born May 19, 1910.
In politics Mr. McIlvaine is a faithful Democrat. He has taken con- siderable interest in local affairs, and served one year as township assessor and as trustee for three terms ; he has held other smaller offices, all with a fidelity and ability that has won the approval of all concerned. In the fall of 1906 he was elected county commissioner, and so well did he discharge the duties of the same that in 1908 he was re-elected and is now serving in that capacity. Religiously, Mr. McIlvaine is a member of the Presbyterian church, and his wife belongs to the Dunkard church.
Rev. George Irvin, father of Mrs. McIlvaine, was born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, in 1818, in which county his parents, who were natives of Ire- land, settled in an early day, following the pursuit of farming. George Irvin attended the common schools and on attaining mature years learned the trade of a carpenter. After following that for a time, he went to farming, and about forty years ago he came to Wayne county, Ohio. He was a local preacher of the Dunkard church, holding membership with the Chippewa con- gregation in Canaan township. Politically, he was a stanch supporter of the Republican party. He was married twice, the first time to Lydia Garver, of Canaan township, to which union were born eleven children, two of whom are living. His second union was to Isabel Garver, a cousin of his first wife, and (43)
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to them were born four children, Flora, George, Belle and Joseph, all of whom are living in Canaan township excepting George, who lives in Indiana. George Irvin died in April, 1892, and his widow now makes her home with one of her daughters in Milton township, this county.
HENRY A. HALLER.
A member of an old and honored pioneer family of Wayne county, Ohio, is Henry A. Haller, who has spent his life in his native community, where he has made a success by reason of his close application to his chosen line of work and has at the same time maintained the good reputation of his ancestors. His birth occurred in Wooster on June 20, 1860. His father was David Haller, a native of Wurtemburg, Germany, born December 15, 1829, who came to American when a young man and, believing that the then new country of the Middle West held the best opportunities for him, made his way to the interior, locating at Wooster, Ohio. Here he engaged extensively in gardening, having learned that occupation in his native land. He was a hard worker and made a good living for his family, spending the remainder of his life here, dying October 9, 1889. In Germany he married Dora Ebin- ger, also a native of Germany, who came to America with him and here did her full share in getting a start in a new country. She died December 5, 1888. They were the parents of five children, namely: Charles, of Chi- cago; Henry A., of this review; Fred is in the employ of John McSweeny; Albert, deceased; Robert, deceased.
Henry A. Haller received his education in the common schools of Woos- ter, gaining a very serviceable education in the primary branches. Early in life, while casting about for a profession, he decided upon the baker's trade, which he accordingly took up and followed very successfully for a period of twenty years. He then launched in the grocery business, which he con- ducted at intervals for ten years. He is now living in retirement, having during his years of industry laid by a competency to insure his old age free from want, having a comfortable and neatly kept home on West Liberty street. He gives some attention to fine driving horses, of which he is very fond and in which he deals.
Mr. Haller was married in 1889 to Clara Brunter, a native of Wooster and the daughter of George Brunter, her people being well known here.
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To this union one son was born, Glen, now sixteen years old, who graduated from the local high school with the class of 1910.
Mr. and Mrs. Haller belong to the Christ Evangelical church. In poli- tics the former is a Democrat. He has ably served his city as assistant super- intendent of streets and paving, during which time many important improve- ments were made. He belongs to the Knights of Pythias, having been an active member of the same for a period of twenty-five years, having passed all the chairs in the local lodge. He is favorably known both in lodge and church circles.
WILLIAM E. HELLER, D. D. S.
Among the esteemed citizens of Orrville, Ohio, is Dr. William E. Heller, who for several years has been one of the representative dental practitioners of this city, and who, though comparatively young in years, gives promise of becoming one of the leading men of his profession in this part of the state. Dr. Heller was born in Orrville, Ohio, and is a son of W. O. and Sophia (Menschung) Heller, both of whom were also born at Orrville. On both ancestral lines the subject is descended from sturdy German ancestry and in him are evidenced those sterling qualities which have made the Ger- mans such a desirable element in our great cosmopolitan population. W. O. Heller is a machinist by trade and is a man who enjoys the confidence and respect of all who know him. He is the father of four children, all of whom reside at home.
Doctor Heller received his education in the public schools of Orrville, and on the completion of his literary education he determined to adopt the practice of dentistry as his life work. To prepare himself for his profession, he entered the dental department of the Western Reserve University in 1902, graduating therefrom in 1905. In 1901 he took up the practice of dentistry with Doctor Yager at Orrville, and has since continued with him. The con- venient and well-equipped offices are located in the Griffith block and the Doctor is already in command of a good practice. He is eminently qualified, both by natural aptitude and professional training, for his work and is meet- ing with splendid success.
Doctor Heller is an appreciative member of the Free and Accepted Masons and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and in the first-named order he has taken all the degrees up to and including those of Knight Tem- plar in the York rite, while in the Scottish rite he has attained to the thirty-
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second degree, being also a Noble of the Mystic Shrine. He takes a healthy interest in public affairs, but has no desire for public office or distinction, being of that modest temperament which does not seek self-preferment.
JAMES A. HAMILTON.
It is a well-recognized fact that the most powerful influence in shaping and controlling public life is the press. It reaches a greater number of people than any other agency and thus has always been and, in the hands of per- sons competent to direct it, always will be a most important factor in molding public opinion and shaping the destiny of the nation. The gentleman to a brief review of whose life these lines are devoted is prominently connected with the journalism of northern Ohio, and at this time is editor of the Cres- cent, published at Orrville, one of the most popular papers in Wayne county, comparing favorably with the best local sheets in this section of the state in news, editorial ability and mechanical execution. The county recognizes in Mr. Hamilton not only one of the keenest newspaper men, but also a repre- sentative citizen, whose interest in all that affects the general welfare has been of such a character as to win for him a high place in the confidence and esteem of the people.
Mr. Hamilton is descended from sturdy old Pennsylvania stock, his father, William W. Hamilton, having been born in Juniata county, that state, in 1817. For nearly fifty years he was a well-known resident of this part of Ohio and stood high in the esteem of all who knew him. He died in Wooster on the 8th of March, 1875. In his youth he went to New Lisbon. Ohio, and there learned the trade of wagon-making and to this line of work he applied himself for several years. Eventually he entered the hotel busi- ness at New Lisbon, and for many years was a well-known boniface, his hotel being a popular stopping place for the traveling public. He was a Democrat in political faith, took an active part in the local councils of his party and for a number of years he served as justice of the peace. In 1862 he removed to Wooster and took charge of the United States hotel, which he bought. Here also he was elected a justice of the peace, in which respon- sible position he served for nine years. He was elected county auditor, and so satisfactory were his services that he was renominated for the office, but was defeated at the polls. He was again nominated, and this time was elected, but died after serving four months of his last term, being at that
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time fifty-eight years old. He was a man of strong character and unimpeach- able integrity, and in his community he exerted a wide influence, being con- sidered at the time of his death one of the foremost citizens of the county. He married Isabella McKnight, whose family were numbered among the early settlers of Columbiana county, Ohio. She was born near New Lisbon, on the 10th of September, 1813, and died a few years ago at Salem, Ohio.
James A. Hamilton was born at New Lisbon, Columbiana county, Ohio, on the Ioth of September, 1841, and is one of a family of nine children. At the age of fourteen years he entered a printing office for the purpose of learn- ing the trade and soon became an expert typo. He has been employed at his trade in various sections of the Middle West. In 1859 he went to Cleve- land, thence to Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, back to Pittsburgh, Chicago, Memphis, back to Chicago, and from the latter place went to St. Louis. There he was employed on the Missouri Republican at the time of the strike of the printers of that city in 1864, and while in that city he enlisted as a member of the Missouri militia under the call of General Ewing for troops to defend St. Louis from the raid of General Price, who approached within thirty miles of the city. After the scare had disappeared, Mr. Hamilton returned home and in February, 1865, he enlisted in his country's service, becoming a mem- ber of the Fifth Regiment Ohio Cavalry, which command he joined at Dur- ham's Station, North Carolina, just prior to the surrender of General Johns- ton. Mr. Hamilton was subsequently detailed as a clerk at General Scho- field's headquarters, in which capacity he served several months, being mus- tered out of the service at Columbus, Ohio, in November, 1865. The fol- lowing year he was employed in the office of the county auditor of Wayne county. In the spring of 1867 Mr. Hamilton resumed work at his trade on the Wayne County Democrat. Subsequently going to Cleveland, for nearly a year he worked on the Leader, and on the establishment of the Cleveland News he became one of the stockholders and accepted the position of fore- man. He continued to fill this position until the sale of the paper to the Leader, after which he was employed on the Cleveland Herald until his father was elected auditor of Wayne county. His prior experience in the auditor's office had made him of value to his father now and he was appointed deputy auditor, filling that position for two years and eight months. W. D. Morgan, auditor of Licking county, then secured his services in a similar capacity for two years, after which, on the re-election of his father as auditor of Wayne county, he again became the latter's assistant until his death. He then for a short time was employed as an assistant to J. J. Sullivan, auditor of Holmes county, but on the election of Thomas J. McElhenie as anditor
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of Wayne county he was appointed that gentleman's deputy and served two years as such. At the end of this period of service he returned to the news- paper business and bought an interest in the Leetonia Reporter, and during his connection with that paper he gained a flattering reputation as an editor. While residing at Leetonia he was a delegate to the first national conven- tion of the Knights of Labor, which met at Reading, Pennsylvania, in Jan- uary, 1878. In this great meeting, Mr. Hamilton was the second presiding officer. He was still further honored by being made chairman of the ritual committee and he drew the diagrams of signs and grips and wrote the words that accompanied them. Selling his interest in the Leetonia Reporter, Mr. Hamilton was employed about two years on the Cleveland Plain-Dealer. In October, 1879, he purchased the Orrville Crescent, which he has since con- ducted with much editorial ability and gratifying financial success.
Mr. Hamilton has served as treasurer of Greene township and has fre- quently represented his party as a delegate in conventions. While residing in Leetonia he served as village clerk and was at one time the joint nominee of the Democrats and Greenbacks for auditor of Columbiana county. He ran considerably ahead of this ticket, though defeated by a small majority. Socially Mr. Hamilton is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows, having risen to the degree of a Patriarch Militant, and has served as grand herald of the grand lodge of Odd Fellows. He is also a member of the Knights of Pythias and Grand Army of the Republic, being a past officer in each of the organizations. In the fall of 1908 he was elected infirmary director.
Mr. Hamilton has twice been married, first to Hattie, daughter of Alan- son Ney, of Perrysburgh, Ohio, who died leaving one child, Harry Given. In October, 1878, he was married to his present wife, Lucy, daughter of Christian Silver, of near Wooster, who has borne him three children, Gail, Georgia and James.
Mr. Hamilton takes a keen interest in the public welfare and all move- ments of a beneficent nature meet with his warm approval and endorsement. He has ever been fully alive to the progressive spirit of the times and occu- pies an enviable standing in the community where he has spent so many useful years.
A. A. BROOKS, M. D.
Not only in Orrville but in the surrounding country Doctor Brooks is known as a successful and skilled physician and surgeon, one who has given years of thought and painstaking preparation to his profession and who is
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thoroughly qualified for its practice. Nature endowed him with the qualities necessary for success as a practitioner, for he is sympathetic, patient and thoughtful, and in the hour of extremity is cool and courageous. Though his practice has always engrossed much of his attention, he has always found time to keep posted upon the practical details in the improvements in the sci- ence and avails himself of every development in remedial agencies. For many years he has ministered to the sick and suffering here and has always maintained an irreproachable character, worthy of respect and emulation.
Doctor Brooks has in his veins the blood of two strong and virile peo- ples, being Scotch through his paternal ancestry and Irish on the maternal side. His father was Samuel Brooks, who was born in Connecticut, but, at the age of four years, was brought by his parents to Ohio. They located near the city of Cleveland, where the father followed farming during the remainder of his life. He died on the 6th of September. 1863, at the com- paratively early age of forty-eight years. He was a man of many splendid personal qualifications and enjoyed the respect of all who knew him. He married Caroline Rathburn, who was born and reared near Cleveland. Her death occurred in January, 1908, at the advanced age of eighty-nine years, she having survived her husband forty-five years. This worthy couple were the parents of six children, of whom the following survive: Emma J. Ham- ilton, of Kansas City, Missouri; John H., of Cleveland, Ohio; Hamilton J., of Cleveland, and the subject of this sketch.
A. A. Brooks spent his boyhood days under the parental roof-tree and secured his education in the Cleveland public schools, graduating from the high school, and then he was for a time a student in the Brooklyn Acad- emy. Having decided to make the practice of medicine his life work, he entered the Cleveland Homeopathic Hospital College, remaining there until 1882, when he graduated with the coveted degree of Doctor of Medicine. Immediately after his graduation, Doctor Brooks came to Orrville and en- tered upon the active practice of his profession, in which he has continued to the present time. He enjoys the distinction of having been in the con- tinuous practice here longer than any other physician and during all these years he has enjoyed the confidence and esteem of the people. He has been to a remarkable degree successful in his treatment of disease and enjoys a large and lucrative practice. In the line of his profession, he is connected with the Eastern Ohio Homeopathic Medical Society and the American Ii- stitute of Homeopathy. Thus, through connection with other members of the profession, through the discussion of means and methods of promoting
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